We’re back with episode 23. Jim is back (you can decide if that is good news or bad news), and Dan Kuykendall is joining us again (calls himself the guest that won’t leave the couch). Thanks for listening…

Show notes:

InfoSec News Update -

Big Thank You to all our Clients and the folks that stopped by the Booth and our party at BlackHat!

Episode 16 is up and running. Jim and I cover a lot of news again in this episode. Also, Jim goes a little crazy with the geek toys, but it is all really cool stuff and good info. We get into some PCI futures, playing off of Rich Mogull’s ideas on the subject. And we have a good cert discussion as well.

Here is episode 15. There was a lot to cover in this episode. Jim and I were in discussion mode, so be prepared to sit down for a while longer than normal this time. Jim and I were also in a joking mood and consequently cracked ourselves up on this episode, so enjoy the laughter and comedy at a fellow human’s expense.

BTW, I am a milestone guy, and any time a “0” or a “5” is at the end of the episode number, I think it is cool. So 15 is a cool number to me. On to the show notes.

Electronics Firm Faces FTC Lawsuit Following Multiple Hacks – “The complaint alleges that until at least December 2007, Compgeeks (geeks.com) routinely stored this sensitive information in unencrypted text on its corporate computer network, among other security failures. The complaint also charges that the respondents did not adequately assess whether its Web application and network were vulnerable to commonly known or reasonably foreseeable attacks, such as SQL injection.”

Jailed SF network admin files $3M claim – Looks like the S.F. Mayor has some l33t admin skills because “Childs, formerly a network administrator with the city’s Telecommunications and Information Services (DTIS), had argued that the department’s staff was incompetent and that the mayor was the only person qualified to handle the passwords.”

Episode 14 is here. First off, let me thank everyone that is listening to Jim and me spout off about everything. Fourteen shows does not seem like a big number, but it involves a lot of work getting this going (especially on Jim’s part – thanks Jim) and keeping it going, and Jim and I appreciate everyone sticking in there with us.

Second, we have made some changes with my setup, so there might be a sound difference and some issues with this episode. Forgive us as we get some new kinks worked out.

Third, this episode includes an interview with Mike Rothman from eIQnetworks. You might know him better as that guy from Security Incite that has a yankee accent and tells everyone what he is thinking. Either way, Mike is a great guy and a great friend, and I was honored to interview him. I think you will enjoy that portion of the show.

And lastly, there is a programming note. The geek toys segment that is brought to you by Jim every show is now going to be made more of a quarterly thing. The reason is because Jim has to find something to talk about every time, and it is getting a little more difficult to find something for every show.

Shavlik apologies for hyped MS patch Analysis – Eric Shultze: “So here’s my official apology for crying wolf on this issue when I should have done my due diligence and read all three Microsoft locations before offering my opinion on this issue”